genteel[adjective]Synonyms: refined, courteous, cultured, elegant, gentlemanly, ladylike, polite, respectable, urbane, well-mannered
Antonyms: ungenteel
Contrasted words: coarse, common, crude, ill-bred, rough, rude, uncouth, uncultured, unpolished, vulgar, discourteous, inconsiderate, cultured, genuine, honest, refined, gracious, polished, gentlemanly, ladylike, charitable, tolerant, understanding, broad-minded, easy, relaxed
Related Idioms: nasty nice
Related Words: elegant,
fashionable,
graceful,
stylish,
chivalrous,
gentlemanly,
knightly,
ladylike,
noble,
mannerly,
well-mannered,
well-behaved,
aristocratic,
cultured,
artificial,
formal,
highfalutin,
narrow,
intolerant,
uncharitable,
confined,
insular,
parochial,
provincial [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gen‧teel /dʒenˈtiːl/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: gentil; ⇒ gentle]
1. polite, gentle, or graceful:
She broke into a genteel run.2. old-fashioned from or relating to a good social class
—genteelly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲